Riley Hospital for Children is verified as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). One of a select number of children’s hospitals in the nation to earn this designation, the hospital received its first Level I pediatric trauma center verification in 1993. The most recent reverification was in 2025. The ACS cites the hospital’s robust quality improvement review as one of the strengths of the trauma program at Riley Children’s. TRAUMA SERVICES
Pediatric Trauma Quality Benchmarks: 2024 Riley Children’s outperforms national benchmarks for the following indicators.
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
JAMA Surgery: October 2024 Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in high-risk pediatric trauma patients JAMA Network Open: September 2024 Linking data on nonfatal firearm injuries in youths to assess disease burden Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics: November-December 2024 Interfacility transfer of pediatric supracondylar elbow fractures: Transfer by ambulance shows no advantage in speed of transfer or prevention of complications Children: November 2024 Injury patterns and associated demographic characteristics in children with a fracture from equines: A U.S. national based study
INDICATOR
RILEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL DATA
Blunt splenic injury with splenic preservation
100%
96.2%
Time to operative fixation of open tibia shaft fractures greater than 24 hours
ACS-verified trauma centers provide:
TOP DISTINCTIONS
0%
5.6%
■ Hospital resources for trauma care
■ First hospital in Indiana to be verified by the ACS as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center ■ Board certified and fellowship- trained pediatric trauma surgeons, critical care medicine physicians, emergency medicine
■ Full spectrum of trauma services from prehospital phase through rehabilitation ■ Injury prevention programs
Time to operative fixation of mid-shaft femur fractures greater than 24 hours
4.6%
6.8%
Skeletal surveys in children less than one year old
78.2%
67.3%
physicians, radiologists and anesthesiologists available in-house, 24/7
74% Minor
■ Operating rooms staffed 24/7 by a minimum of two in-house teams and three teams on call;
Injury Severity of Children Admitted to Riley Hospital: 2024
dedicated trauma OR ready 24/7 for emergency cases
■ Surgeons and physicians board certified and fellowship trained in pediatric specialties
6% Severe
14% Moderate
6% Serious
Top 10 Mechanisms of Injury: 2024
Falls 36%
Motor vehicle crash 19%
Injured Children Treated at Riley Hospital: 2020 – 2024
Struck by/against injuries 6% Animal injuries 6%
40% Orthopedics
DIRECTOR Matthew P. Landman, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine > Connect with Dr. Landman on Doximity. > See directory listing The trauma services team at Riley Children’s includes board certified surgeons from multiple specialties.
2,128 2,067
2,078 2,165
Sports injuries 5% Bicycle injuries 4% Pedestrian 2% All-terrain vehicle injuries 2% Gunshot wounds 2%
27% Trauma
Admitting Service for Injured Children: 2024
1,855
22% Neurosurgery
11% Other
Non-accidental trauma 1%
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Annual Report 2024 – 2025
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